Expanding newborn screening (NBS) to include identifying genes associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) would cause more harm than good, according to an article published in Pediatrics. While ...
Sep 20, 2023
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The phrase "representative sample" is common parlance in scientific studies—and it's commonly used these days to talk about a lack of racial and ethnic representation in clinical trials.
Sep 15, 2023
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The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization ...
Sep 12, 2023
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As researchers increasingly recognize that causes for health issues are structural and interrelated, real-world, innovative case studies demonstrate the value of applying systems science to evaluate health interventions and ...
Sep 12, 2023
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A statewide pay-for-performance intervention based on a set of guidelines called Choosing Wisely reduced rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions to treat acute respiratory tract infections by an average of 18 percentage ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Providing better opportunities for exercise and group training reduced recurrent falls and fall injuries among older women, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings were published in Age and ...
May 22, 2023
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Most early support programs for autistic children (also called "early interventions") are provided after diagnosis. But long waiting times can leave families feeling stressed that they are "missing out" on critical opportunities ...
May 22, 2023
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Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting a form of parent-led intervention for autistic toddlers ...
Apr 6, 2023
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While youth and teens struggling with psychosis benefit the most with early intervention care, 20 to 40 percent of them drop out of care programs, if they begin them at all. But a recent study shows that ethnoracially minoritized ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Stigma negatively impacts the health of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with HIV who inject drugs experience stigma on multiple levels. Stigma leads to impaired utilization and retention in addiction ...
Mar 20, 2023
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